Originally posted by wormtown:
Is a refurb a bad idea? |
Well, that's gotta be a decision on your own behalf, honestly. Some people don't mind, some do. Some won't buy used, some will. It's a personal call. I've read explanations that state that most refurbs are just taken out of the box by somebody and exchanged for whatever reason, and not really used much. Test driven per se. And they're all refurbed by the manufacturer, so all repairs should be good and quality, if it was needed. I personally don't see a problem with trusting the manufacturer to repair something and trust it... if you don't trust that, how can you trust the company, really? I'm not sure what the warranties are, having never bought a refurb Nikon. I've bought other refurb products- my webcam, my girlfriend's zune, I think some other stuff. The 1st Zune had an issue with a button acting weird, so we returned it for another refurb and it's been perfect. My webcam has been too.
But, like I said, there will be some who will swear against it.
You may have to weigh how much of a cost savings there really is... sometimes its very little (like I think refurb sb900's are only like $30 cheaper). But then... I also think of it like this... there is always a failure rate for brand new products out of the box. It's just inevitable. If you get something that you know has been gone over by the company, you'd think it's actually MORE assured of quality.
Also, I didn't even notice I yanko'd  cdrice. Haha, sorry about that...
Message edited by author 2010-05-14 04:08:34. |
